Czech comics

Comics in the Czech Republic whilst under communist rule were seen as bourgeois.^[1] After this rule ended, numerous publishing houses began to publish comics across the former communist countries of Eastern Europe, including Thorgal and Funky Koval. Many magazines specializing in comics were published, amongst them Bublinky and Jánošík. However this quantity flooded the market, leading to small sales for individual titles. This saw the bankruptcy of almost all the magazines. Currently^[update], however, the Czech comics market is on a rise, with several full-time publication houses, amongst them BBart, Netopejr and Crew.

In 2009, the Czech newspaper Mladá fronta DNES organized a poll to elect the most significant Czech comics.^[2] Sixty members of the board included comic publishers, creators and collectors. They selected ten most important works in the Czech comics history:

1. Muriel a andělé (Muriel and Angels) - Miloš Macourek, Kája Saudek (1967–1969)
2. Rychlé šípy - Jaroslav Foglar, Jan Fischer, Marko Čermák (1938–1989)
3. Lips Tulian - Jaroslav Weigel, Kája Saudek (1972–1985)
4. Voleman Jiří Grus (2007)
5. Arnal a dva dračí zuby - Ondřej Neff, Kája Saudek (1988)
6. Velké putování Vlase a Brady - František Skála (1989)
7. Nitro těžkne glycerínem - Štěpán Kopřiva, Jiří Grus (2006)
8. Příhody malého boha - Vlastislav Toman, František Kobík (1973–1974)
9. Vzpoura Mozků - Václav Šorel, František Kobík (1977–1979)
10. Čtyřlístek - Jaroslav Němeček, Ljuba Štíplová (since 1969)

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